Atmospheric Electricity

Q. Statement 1: A thunderstorm acts as a battery with its upper part acting as a positive terminal and lower part as a negative terminal.
Statement 2: Positive charges accumulate at the lower part of a thunderstorm and negative charges at its upper part.

1. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
2. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true
3. Both statements are true
4. Both statements are false

Q. if potential at the surface of earth is assigmed zero value, then potential at centre of earth will be

Q. The surface of Earth has what type of excessive charge density?

1. Positive
2. Negative
3. Neutral
4. Positive during summer and negative during winters.

Q. Statement: The potential difference created between the top of the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth is lower than the potential difference between lower part of a thunderstorm and the surface of the Earth.

1. True
2. False